Lev Vygotsky

When considering an individual to display the effects of biological, psychological and sociocultural forces on psychological development, I can think no further than my own mother; with a dynamic personal history showcasing the aspects of political conflict, ethnicity, religion, occupation among many others, I have seen numerous psychological theories presented within the context of her life. At the age of 62, she is currently in her middle to late adulthood, and is working as a physician in her…

Vygotsky believed that two other factors have a significant impact on cognitive development, and these two influences are a child’s “culture and social interaction” (Santrock, 2013, p. 25). This idea reflects how a child in one country would develop differently…

According to Vygotsky, children can perform more complex and difficult mathematics tasks with the help of a more advanced individual, extending their zone of proximal development (Berger, 2005). By pairing up children at different developmental points, children that are…

The statement “Genie is living proof of human resiliency” is true because she survived everything she went through. Genie lived in in nearly total isolation until she was 13. She spent most of her time naked, retrained to a potty seat only being able to move her hands and feet day after day. The article states, “At night she was put into a straightjacket and caged in a crib that had wire mesh sides and an overhead.” She also wasn’t fed a lot weighing only 59 pounds. Genie overcoming all of this…

Theory: Vygotsky theory is similar to Piaget in that they both believe in constructivism. Vygotsky, had a different version of some of the theory’s Piaget had though. Vygotsky was very against standardized tests. He believed that Knowledge was…

Development is a crucial part of individual lives and there are many factors that can influence an individual’s development, and development can be different for everyone. There are many different theories around development, with two key theories being Erikson’s psychosocial theory and Vygotsky’s cognitive theory. Erikson’s theory focuses on solving internal conflicts, whereas Vygotsky’s concentrates on the zone of proximal development (ZPD), and assisting students in their learning. Teachers…

Most of us have fond memories of playing when we were young, including using our imagination to create worlds. Imaginative play, or pretend play, has been described as transforming the present moment in which a child exists (Garvey & Berndt, 1975). It usually involves maneuvering one’s perception of reality creating a pretend world within the mind of the child pretending (Garvey & Berndt, 1975). Though the purpose of imaginative or pretend play is not completely clear evidence suggests that…

According to Bernstein, social status is the substratum of the linguistic process; this is produced by the social environment which becomes the psychological reality and shapes the kind of speech one produces. Thus, the language produced will show some preferences, which are stabilized through time and “eventually come to play an important role in the regulation of intellectual, social and affective orientation” (1971, p.98). Consequently, children who grew up in different social environments…

Vygotsky Zone of Proximal development has not only played a important role in children but also adults. The Zone of Proxima devlopment illustrates how scaffolding plays a huge impact in a Childs learning, as they grow up. Without the proper assistance when they are young, they will be unable to do things on their also known as indepence. There are pros and cons to the ZPD. The con to the ZPD is when a child is provided with too much assistance, it can cause them to develop what we call “needy or…

theories from different theorists, I chose to look at the theory of Vygotsky whom is a Social interaction theorist and the other by Skinner whom is a behavior theorist while doing this, then finally moving onto a section about the implications of the process of development for teaches’ engagement with children in early childhood settings. All these particular individual statements are a large part of understanding…